He was nominated for a 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for Original Incidental Music for "Rough Crossing", at the Writers Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 2006 Joseph Jefferson Award for Original Incidental Music for "The Chalk Garden", at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
Jason Loewith and his musical, "The Adding Machine", at the Next Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, was awarded the 2007 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work of a Musical.
Josh Schmidt, Jan Tranen and Austin Pendleton were awarded the 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work or Adaptation for Musical for "A Minister's Wife", at the Writers' Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
He was nominated for a 2009 Joseph Jefferson Award for Sound Design (Large) for "The Tempest", at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois.